SAN JACINTO: Man escapes robbery attempt

A man who gave two men a ride from Hemet to San Jacinto Saturday morning, April 20, was hit with an object in a robbery attempt.

The robbers got into the victimâs vehicle at Florida and San Jacinto avenues in Hemet and asked for a ride to San Jacinto, according to a Riverside County Sheriffâs Department news release. When they arrived at Midway and South San Jacinto avenues in San Jacinto, one of the riders hit the victim with an object.

The victim, who was able to drive away, called police at 5:30 a.m. and was treated at a local hospital, the release said.

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